CAR T therapy turns patient’s T-cells into cancer killers

FDA-approved treatment so new that many oncologists are unfamiliar with it

By , Daily Memphian Updated: May 26, 2019 10:45 AM CT | Published: May 25, 2019 5:50 PM CT

A new cancer treatment is giving lymphoma patients who are not responsive to chemotherapy another option than hospice care. 

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cancer CAR T-cell therapy Dr. Salil Goorha Dr. Yasser Khaled Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Michelle Corbet

Michelle Corbet

Michelle Corbet covers business for The Daily Memphian. Prior to, she was a reporter at the Memphis Business Journal. A native Memphian and University of Memphis graduate, Michelle covered business in Conway, Arkansas after college. Michelle got her start covering business as an intern at The Commercial Appeal.


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